Sometimes, I look at lots of super cute craft blogs, while my children are present.
And sometimes, we see a really cute craft, and my children beg me to make it.
And so we did.
Crafts by Amanda had a very similiar bunny from a cardboard tube. It was really cute, so we made our own version with things we had on hand.
Cardboard Tube Easter Bunny Craft:
We used:
Cardboard tubes from toliet paper
Acrylic paint (I let my kids paint and then I touched it up
Buttons
Staples and stapler
Brads
Ribbon
marker
Elmer's glue
Hot glue gun
This is a pretty straight forward easy craft, you can do with your kids or family members. And it is super cute too.
First-cut the tubes in half.
Paint both pieces. One will be the bunny, and the other part will be for the ears.
I used colors I had already.
Cut out bunny ears for one piece.
When the paint is dry, use Elmer's glue to glue on the ears.
When that is dry, use a stapler that will fit inside of the tube, and add staples for the bunny whiskers. Next add brads or buttons for the eyes and nose. Using my scrapbooking tools, I just punched a hole first for the brads, and then inserted the brads.
Using a hot glue gun, (don't let the kids do this part!) glue on the button. You can add ribbon or even a cute cotton bunny tail on the back or whatever you like.
AND another reason these are cute- they double as holders for your Easter Eggs!
The eggs these ones are holding are from this post. I think these would be cute with a delicious chocolate egg...for a small gift for a friend, etc. :) Bring on the Cadbury!
Here are some more cardboard tube Easter Crafts and others:
Those are so adorable!! How fun! Thanks for telling me, I shared yours on my Facebook page :) http://www.facebook.com/CraftsbyAmanda
ReplyDeleteThose are really sweet! TFS!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute. I love the button noses. Love that they are egg holders. We might just have to copy you here.
ReplyDeleteI love this! My boys will have a hay-day with this craft! Thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteLove it Sharla! We'll have to make these too, unless you plan to for preschool, in that case we won't make them :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable bunnies! Love the whiskers.
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute! Love the button noses and all the embellishments!
ReplyDeleteI put together a round up and included this, too cute! You can see it here http://www.craftsbyamanda.com/2011/04/cardboard-tube-crafts-for-easter.html
ReplyDeleteSuch a great idea using supplies we already have in the house! Thanks for sharing.
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